Category: Horror

THE CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD Written by Paul Tremblay Published by William Morrow, June 26, 2018 My star rating: 3 stars THE SYNOPSIS: Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet New Hampshire lake. Their closest neighbors are more than two miles in…

SCREAM ALL NIGHT Written by Derek Milman Published by Balzer + Bray, July 24, 2018 My star rating – 4 stars THE SYNOPSIS: Dario Heyward knows one thing: He’s never going back to Moldavia Studios, the iconic castle that served as the set, studio, and home to the cast and crew of dozens of cult…

A HOUSE AT THE BOTTOM OF A LAKE Written by Josh Malerman Published by This Is Horror, October 21, 2016 My star rating: 3.75 stars THE SYNOPSIS: Both seventeen. Both afraid. But both saying yes. It sounded like the perfect first date: canoeing across a chain of lakes, sandwiches and beer in the cooler. But teenagers…

I’ve never hidden the fact that anthologies and short stories aren’t really my thing. I find that short stories just aren’t long enough to catch my interest but, most often, I can’t find many anthologies that cover a topic that interests me. That is, until Mirrors and Thorns. UMMMMM hello?! Dark Fairy Tales?? YES PLEASE!…

FINAL GIRLS Written by Riley Sager Published by Dutton, July 11, 2017 My star rating: 3 stars THE SYNOPSIS: Ten years ago, college student Quincy Carpenter went on vacation with five friends and came back alone, the only survivor of a horror movie–scale massacre. In an instant, she became a member of…

THE FIREMAN Written by Joe Hill Published by William Morrow, January 3, 2017 My star rating: 3.5 stars THE SYNOPSIS: The fireman is coming. Stay cool. No one knows exactly when it began or where it originated. A terrifying new plague is spreading like wildfire across the country, striking cities one by one: Boston, Detroit,…

I’ve been waiting all year long for this topic! I could talk about creepy reads at any time of the year, but October just feels right. I decided to dive head first into some well reviewed horror reads and I’m enjoying it immensely!! Who knows, maybe I’ll continue to read some in November. The atmosphere…

THE TROOP Written by Nick Cutter Published by Gallery Books, February 2014 My star rating: 3 stars THE SYNOPSIS: Once a year, scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a three-day camping trip—a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story and a roaring bonfire. But when…